| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Sunderland AFC Sunderland | 10 | 6-2-2 6 | 2 | 2 | 22:12 | 10 | 14:6 | |
| 2 |
 |
Sheffield Wed. (M) Sheffield Wednesday (M) | 9 | 7-0-2 7 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 | 10 | 14:4 | |
| 3 |
 |
Preston (N) Preston North End (N) | 11 | 6-2-3 6 | 2 | 3 | 15:13 | 2 | 14:8 | |
| 4 |
 |
Newcastle Newcastle United | 10 | 5-2-3 5 | 2 | 3 | 17:8 | 9 | 12:8 | |
| 5 |
 |
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 5-2-4 5 | 2 | 4 | 19:13 | 6 | 12:10 | |
| 6 |
 |
Everton FC Everton | 10 | 6-0-4 6 | 0 | 4 | 14:11 | 3 | 12:8 | |
| 7 |
 |
Derby Derby County | 10 | 5-2-3 5 | 2 | 3 | 15:14 | 1 | 12:8 | |
| 8 |
 |
Sheffield U. Sheffield United | 10 | 5-2-3 5 | 2 | 3 | 14:13 | 1 | 12:8 | |
| 9 |
 |
Birmingham Birmingham City | 9 | 5-1-3 5 | 1 | 3 | 17:10 | 7 | 11:7 | |
| 10 |
 |
ManCity (P) Manchester City (P) | 9 | 4-2-3 4 | 2 | 3 | 16:12 | 4 | 10:8 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 5-0-4 5 | 0 | 4 | 14:14 | 0 | 10:8 | |
| 12 |
 |
Arsenal (N) FC Arsenal (N) | 9 | 3-3-3 3 | 3 | 3 | 8:9 | -1 | 9:9 | |
| 13 |
 |
Stoke Stoke City | 10 | 4-0-6 4 | 0 | 6 | 7:18 | -11 | 8:12 | |
| 14 |
 |
Villa Aston Villa | 10 | 3-1-6 3 | 1 | 6 | 13:17 | -4 | 7:13 | |
| 15 |
 |
Nottingham Nottingham Forest | 10 | 3-0-7 3 | 0 | 7 | 17:16 | 1 | 6:14 | |
| 16 |
 |
Middlesbrough FC Middlesbrough | 10 | 2-2-6 2 | 2 | 6 | 7:15 | -8 | 6:14 | |
| 17 |
 |
Notts Notts County | 11 | 2-2-7 2 | 2 | 7 | 9:21 | -12 | 6:16 | |
| 18 |
 |
Bury FC Bury | 10 | 1-1-8 1 | 1 | 8 | 10:28 | -18 | 3:17 |